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Homolka portrays Uncle Chris in the film, a role he had performed earlier in the Broadway production. The film was nominated for five Academy Awards , including best actor and actress in a supporting role, with Irene Dunne receiving her final Best Actress nomination.
Oscar Homolka: Uncle Chris. Showing all 6 items. Jump to: Photos (4) Quotes (2) Photos. Quotes. Dr. Johnson : I'll do the operation myself. Uncle Chris Halverson : I'll watch. Dr. Johnson : [exasperated] You will do no such thing, sir! Uncle Chris Halverson : Always I watch operation. I'm the head of the family.
Jan 29, 1978 · Homolka, for decades one of the leading character actors of stage, theatre and television, with a range from somber terror to chortling affability, died Friday in Sussex, England. He was 79....
Although he often played villains such as Communist spies and Soviet-bloc military officers or scientists, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of the crusty, beloved uncle in I Remember Mama (1948).
YearTitleRole1926Direktor Haniel1927Der Matrose1927Anton1927PlempeOscar Homolka as Uncle Chris. Joan Tetzel as Katrin. Robert Antoine as Arne. Frank Babcock as Soda Clerk. Richard Bishop as Papa. Marlon Brando as Nels.
His most acclaimed stage performance was undoubtedly as the blustering Uncle Chris in I Remember Mama (1944), a role he repeated in George Stevens’ film version (1948). He continued his theatrical career in notable productions of The Broken Jug (1950), Le Diable et le bon Dieu (1951), The Master Builder (1955), and Rashomon (1959).
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With Irene Dunne, Barbara Bel Geddes, Oscar Homolka, Philip Dorn. A young writer recalls her ups and downs of growing up as one of four children to Norwegian immigrant parents in 1910s San Francisco.
